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Tender Pancakes

February 24, 2011

I’m coming off of a bit of a high. The kind you only get after a weekend surprising one of your oldest and dearest friends (20 years to be exact) at their bachelorette party in Breckenridge, Colorado. I only had to keep the secret for forty-eight hours but it was one of the hardest things [...]

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Brussels Sprouts, lemon & pecorino crostini

February 3, 2011

I have never been on the fence about brussels sprouts. Not like fennel, asparagus or greens (all of which I now consume in vast quantities). For years I ate them boiled half to death and thought them marvelous. I ate them on their own, as a side to a roast chicken, bathing in gravy and [...]

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Pine nut & thyme sausage rolls

January 20, 2011

My Auntie Nicky is a Super-woman. My Granny used to tell me that she was Super-gran and could fly up the stairs and although my Auntie Nicky has never made similar fantastical claims, I’ll bet she can do this too. She has more energy than is normal for a mere human. She gets more jobs [...]

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Dinner Party Etiquette

January 12, 2011

I’m hosting a dinner party for twelve guests this weekend and just writing it brings a flurry of butterflies to my stomach. Of course, I’m the host so I ought to try to enjoy the experience…it is to celebrate my 28th birthday after all. And I do…enjoy it, that is- but the week before is [...]

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Millionaire's Shortbread and why January isn't all that bad.

January 6, 2011

I know that to most people, January is a month of misery. It’s cold, the holidays are over and it is time to go on a diet, join the gym and boycott all the cookies and cakes that led to holiday weight-gain. I do not share these feelings- well, maybe the cold part and everyone [...]

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Lemon curd & clotted cream macarons

December 29, 2010

I often find myself late to the party, wearing last years style and presenting a gift that was sooo cool last year. I have an eccentric father and a mother who has never cared what other people think, so genetically speaking I never stood a chance at being cool. They say macarons are going to [...]

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Cookbook Giveaway!

December 16, 2010

Those of you who read my blog regularly will be aware of my long-lived love for Nigella Lawson. Her Domestic Goddess book was the first cookbook that I ever owned and for that it holds a very special place in my heart (and in my waistline). Her recently released book Nigella Kitchen, Recipes from the [...]

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Slow-cooked lamb shepherd's pie

December 14, 2010

Shepherd’s pie and I have a long history together. As a baby that rejected my poor mothers milk I started on solids at a pretty early age. I can’t be sure that Shepherd’s pie was on my rotation of first solids but what I do know is that as a young and fussy eater if [...]

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The Rules of Christmas

December 6, 2010

My sister feels passionately about our family traditions at Christmas. For years my mother has told us that there will be no more Santa Claus and for years she we have bullied her back into it. For years I have tried to do something with the Christmas menu and so far the only change I’ve [...]

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Apple, thyme & cheddar hand pies

November 9, 2010

The humble apple pie. So simple, so familiar, so good doused in heavy cream. It is week two of LFNY pie fest and yes, I’m mentioning that because I see this as a personal accomplishment that I stuck to my word and was not swayed off track. Which, is easy to do this time of [...]